Tire-chain.



A. B. SALIGER.

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- APPLICATION FILED 00T.30, 1907.

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TIRE-CHAIN.

Specification of Letters t Patented June 13, 19111.

Application filed fictober 30, 1907. Serial No. 399,822.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, AL'oIs B. SALIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Yorlnin the county of New York and State'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-' Chains, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a chain adapted to be used as a grip and non-skidding device on the tires of vehicles, and which is so constructed that it will not injure the tire but will. prevent skidding and slipping of thewheels, and which has great wearing surface so as to insure durability. l attained this result by constructing the links of achain of such form as to have one posite side contains a plurality of upturned flanges which are adapted to engage the road bed upon which the vehicle, travels.

A further object of my invention is a chain the links of which are constructed so that they are readily interchangeable, so that worn out links may easily be replaced.

The tire chain herein described is adapted to be used in connection with any other side chain or fastening devices now commonly used.

My invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which similar reference characters are used to indicate similar parts in each ofthe views and in which i Figural is a perspective View of my chain.

, Fig. 2 is a top view of one link thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a cross section through the middle of two links joined together.

The chain consistsessentially of links each of which consists of a bottom plate a, a hook a at one end thereof, and an integral part olf'it, a lug (4, provided with a hole a.- at the opposite end, and upwardly extending llaz'iges 0., also integrally connected with said bottom plate a. The end links of each chain are proyided with the hook Z), instead form means for securing the chain to the tire. 7

On each end of a chain is placed an attaching hook which is adapted to secure the cross chain proper to the side chains or other suitable fastening device, not herein shown.

placed against the tire, thus avoiding the wear and tear of: tires occasioned by ordinary chains. It is also obvious that by simply bending back the hook a any link: may be removed and another one replaced, so that inasmuch as the center link wears out much faster than the rest, a considerable economy is eflected by replacing the we out link instead of replacing the entire chain, as is now commonly the practice.

Patent is:

A device of the class described comprising a plurality of links each of which consists of a bottom plate a, a hook a at one end, the bent over portion of said hook being parallel to said bottom plate a, a lug, a" directed at, at the other end; flanges of on the side and upwardly directed; end links provided with a hook Z) 1n place of the lug a and an substantially as shown and described.

in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presnce of two subscribing witnesses, this 20th day of Oct. 1907. ALOIS l3. SALIG-ER.

N i tn esses Vrcron SANDAHL', I HENRY F. Hana-IAN.

In practice, the flat side of the chain is is also obvious that a chain may be made of claim is new and desire to secure by Letters obliquely upward and provided with a hole attaching hook c at each. end of said device of the lug o to proyide suitable and uni- 

